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• Joan Ryan MP writes to PM May over remarks against the Kurds 

  Joan Ryan MP said the UK Government must hold President Erdogan and his government to account for their actions.
• Exit polls predict victory for pro-abortion campaign in Ireland 

  Ireland looks set to legalise abortion by an overwhelming Yes vote
• Political coup before elections: 89 Kurdish politicians sentenced 

  Court confirmed sentences delivered in the KCK Main Case to 89 Kurdish politicians, some are candidates at 24 June elections.
• Ghandi's grandaughter: Stop Turkish occupation of Kurdistan 

  Ela Ghandi and many South African deputies join 26 May Global Action Day.
• HDP Co-chairs Buldan and Temelli not permitted to visit Demirtaş 

  HDP has kicked off the election campaign in Edirne where Presidential Candidate Selahattin Demirtaş is held. The HDP committee was not permitted to visit and meet with Demirtaş.
• NAV-DEM calls for action on May 26 

  NAV-DEM announced the protest calendar for May 26 Global Day of Action and called for a strong participation in the demonstrations.
• Prosecutor declares Suruç victim Şen a “terrorist” 

  In the hearing of the case against journalist Oktay Candemir, the prosecutor alleged that Yunus Emre Şen, who lost his life in the Suruç Massacre, was a “member of a terrorist organization”.
• AKP’s election campaign: 5 detained in Kocaeli 

  Five people have been detained for their social media posts in Kocaeli.
• A strategy to overthrow the Government of Venezuela 

  President Maduro should act quickly in order to prepare for the inevitable offensive to come.
• Reactions to PM May’s remarks on Kurds 

  Activists in the UK held a press conference at the British Parliament to condemn PM May’s remarks labelling the Kurdish people "terrorists".
• U.S. designates Turkish entities in latest Iran sanctions move 

  Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated nine individuals and entities procuring export-controlled, U.S.-origin goods for sanctioned Iranian airlines.
• 900 bodies exhumed from mass graves in Raqqa 

  Raqqa Reconstruction Committee announced that 900 bodies have been exhumed from mass graves in Raqqa where victims of ISIS massacres were buried.
• SDF arrests the most dangerous ISIS terrorist from France 

  SDF arrested a group of ISIS terrorists headed by Adrian Lionel Kayali whose nickname is Abu Osama.
• Another appeal for Demirtaş’s release rejected 

  Turkish judiciary has rejected another appeal for the release of HDP’s Presidential Candidate Selahattin Demirtaş.
• Iraq moves forward in efforts to form a government 

  Uncertainty on the new government and meetings continue in Iraq. Moqtada al-Sadr announced that efforts have been completed.
• Asian countries will also protest Turkish occupation of Kurdistan 

  There will be actions and events also in various Asian countries on the International Day of Action against the occupation of Kurdistan by Turkey.
• Tabqa’s Watani Hospital back in service after 7 years 

  Watani Hospital, the largest hospital in Northern Syria and second largest in Syria in general, has been reopened for public use by the Health Committee. The hospital in Tabqa gives hope to many sick people.
• SDF Commander: “We will move on to liberate Hajin, too” 

  SDF Command Member Sherko Heseke stated that after the Al Dishashah region is cleared, they will move on to liberate the Hajin town and have the east of the Euphrates River completely cleared of ISIS gangs.
• Israil to discuss the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Parliament 

  The Knesset has accepted to discuss the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the agenda.
• 1st Military Regiment declared in Deir ez-Zor 

  SDF has declared the 1st Military Regiment after the completion of training cycle attended by 210 fighters.
• German Greens Party pays solidarity visit to the HDP in Cologne 

  Berivan Aymaz and Frank Jablowski from the German Greens Party paid a solidarity visit to the HDP election office in Cologne.
• KNK: Support the Global Action Day against Turkey’s invasion 

  Actions and events will take place everywhere in the world on 26 May.
• 16 year and 8-month prison sentence for HDP’s Baluken 

  The 16 year and 8-month prison sentence given to HDP Amed MP and Batman MP candidate İdris Baluken for June 24 elections, has been upheld.
• HDP Declaration for a solution of the Kurdish Question 

  The HDP proposed a Democratic Constitution to lead the country towards inclusiveness and democracy.
• PUK delegation meets with Iraqi President 

  A delegation from PUK has met with Iraqi President Fuad Masum.